San Antonio Mall Robbery Leaves Good Samaritan Dead

CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 1/23/2017, 8:25 a.m.
A man who was killed trying to stop a robbery at a San Antonio, Texas, mall is being hailed as …
Employees and shoppers after San Antonio mall shooting

By Jay Croft

CNN

(CNN) -- A man who was killed trying to stop a robbery at a San Antonio, Texas, mall is being hailed as a good Samaritan, and police have arrested two suspects who will face murder charges.

"What we have here is a robbery gone really, really bad," San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said. "It's absolutely senseless."

Police say two men tried to rob a Kay Jewelers store Sunday in the Rolling Oaks Mall. McManus said shopper Jonathan Murphy tried to intervene and was fatally shot.

A second shopper, who had a gun and a concealed carry license, shot and wounded one of the suspects, who was reported to be in critical condition.

The wounded suspect was arrested and taken to a hospital. Police found the second suspect after a car wreck that occurred about 20 minutes later.

Police said six other people were injured and taken to a hospital.

"Prayers for all affected by this robbery & shooting in San Antonio at Rolling Oaks Mall. Justice for the robbers & killers," Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted.

Both suspects will be charged with capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault, police said.

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